T.M. Selection: Philadelphia Phillies.

I like the Philadelphia Phillies to win this game against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. The Phillies have been really hot since firing their coach but they have lost 2 games in a row now and I expect them to bounce back here. They have been embarrassed in their 2 most recent games, losing in Washington 9-3 and now in Texas 7-0 last night. The Phillies have been putting up a ton of runs lately though and after 2 bad games in a row, I think they will bounce back with a much better performance and I expect to see them split this mini series with a win here. Zack Wheeler (6-3, 2.69 ERA) is up for the Phillies here and he has looked good all year. He had a couple of bad starts right at the beginning of the year but he has really been a lot better and has not given up many runs in his previous 6 starts. He has pitched in 6+ inning every game of his previous 6 starts and has only given up 6 runs total during that time. I expect him to pitch another great game here since he has looked great lately and I don't see the Rangers putting up a ton of runs on him. Jon Gray (2-3, 4.27 ERA) is up for the Rangers here and he hasn't looked good at all this year. He has looked good in his 2 most recent starts only giving up 1 run total in those starts but that has not been the common theme for him this year. I expect him to regress back to his norm in this game and for a lineup like the Phillies that has been really hot lately, they should put up runs on him here with no issues. I like the Phillies to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 7-1 Phillies.